Jaded No More

6- Jones (superb) 5- Morton (ball magnet) 4- Davey (the spark) 3- Miller (our best forward) 2- PJ (did extremely well against the best in the business) 1- Grimes (encouragement votes) Apologies to pretty much everyone else who worked really hard. A special mention to Warnock and Marin who, in the absence of Rivers and Frawley, stood tall and kept to their task. Another special mention to Bartram for shutting down Kerr (who admittedly is injured).

Not even close. McLean was good in the trenches and worked extremely hard to get into space. His disposal was hit and miss, but at least he got the ball. Sylvia had 4 touches at half time. There is no comparison between the two. One has plenty of runs on the board, the other takes a couple of good marks a game and then falls asleep.

I was jumping around like a maniac in the living room, yelling at the TV, because while the game was on, all I wanted us to do was win. But as soon as the siren went, I was happy with the result. In better years, with better teams, we were regularly smashed over there. To walk away with a narrow margin, having just 20 fit players for over half a game, is a great result... and we're one game closer to adding two of the best kids in the country to our developing list. Oh and Bate needs to go far far away. He is having a terrible season and is lucky that his only replacement at this stage is Newton, who is even worse. Thank god Green is not far away.

You can't say he lost us the game, but he certainly didn't help us win it I'll thank him at the end of the year if this loss brings us Butcher and Scully :D

Best possible result. Fought hard, and those priority picks are still looking good. It'll all be worth it at the end of the year. Well done boys, a massively hard-fought game. Bate had a stinker, and Robbo did very little, but everyone else contributed really well and given we were two players down for more than half a match, we did extremely well to nearly steal the win.

Yes, which gives them two weeks to rest up and get themselves right.

I was ready to praise Grimes again, then he fluffed that kick and cost us a goal... still having a good game though! :D And Bennell, that boy has class written all over him. He's the second coming of Davey. Let's hope Rivers and Frawley are good to go against Hawthorn, or that will turn into one ugly game.

ARGH!!!!!!! Stop controlling the game and then giving away easy goals Melbourne... please. FFS!

Robbo is keeping Glass out of the action, and leaving Miller to play on a lesser defender. That's already a big win for us.

Jack Grimes has done some great things. Loved him standing tall against two Eagles in the backline and winning the free, and his disposal has been spot on. Hasn't gotten a huge amount of ball, but looks the goods in just his second game.

McLean does so well to get the ball, and find space, and half the time his kicks are brilliant (like the 60m pass to Miller's chest), and sometimes his kicks don't connect properly. Is he getting injections in his ankle which are making his lose some sensation in the foot? It just doesn't seem to make sense that his disposal gravitates between horrible and brilliant.

I know, doesn't he realise that his stupid courage is stuffing up my tracker!!!

RIVERS!!! It looked nasty on TV, but lets hope he's ok. My heart actually stopped as soon as he flew for that mark. His courage is killing me... and him. Milsy is a gun. Who says he can't kick! Well done to our midfield, and especially to Bartram for doing a stellar job on Kerr. PJ actually doing ok, especially around the ground. Hopefully that means we can keep Stef out of the ruck. We do not need anymore injuries. Chip has an adductor strain apparently. We really shouldn't win this one... but COME ON DEES!!!!

Oh dear god. Our skills today are particularly shocking. I'm used to Bruce stuffing them up all over the ground, but Jared?! Shame that we're just giving away easy goals when, in reality, we're actually doing quite well around the ground. Bennell is class.

Ugh, BT is commentating... great!

I read the article this morning and teared up. Anyone who has ever lost someone they loved could understand the pain Clint is going through. I've always had a lot of time for him but reading what he's gone through in his young life has only made me respect him more.

This thread is schizophrenic! :wacko: He had 12 possessions, he was at CHB, he played half a game, he got decked, he kicked 3 goals, he's crap, he's awesome... wow! If he had 1 possession and didn't get injured, that's all I care about. He has absolutely nothing to prove at this level, which is evident by the fact that he apparently played at CHB!

No, just the most important area.... football rivalry That was a year of my life I ain't getting back Gotta love the whole token-female thing <_< (where are you QueenC?! )

I used to think that it would be better dating someone who didn't care about football, as opposed to various Essendon, Port, Sydney, Carlton, Richmond or Collingwood supporters, until I dated a guy who didn't know a thing about football and would look at me with a dumbfounded look everytime I mentioned anything football related (which is quite often). What the hell are you meant to talk to these football virgins about? Hmmm... do I take credit for this and discredit my reputation, or do I just move right along...?

Having never dated a Melbourne supporter, I've always tried to make deals with boyfriends where they buy a Melbourne membership and I buy a membership for their chosen club. The trick here is, make sure they buy the Melbourne membership first, then conveniently forget to purchase that Essendon/Port/Sydney membership you promised you'll get I have proudly supplied our club with extra memberships over the years, but have never spent a cent helping any other club. Having said that, I would definitely think about holding my end of the bargain for a Dogs or North supporter.

GRIMESY! :D The ruckmen situation means we're in for a definite loss in my opinion. Our backline should have a good day against an ordinary attack, but their midfield, being familiar with the size of Subiaco, and getting first- rate service from Cox (and probably PJ ) will see them walk away with a comfortable win. As always, we need to sustain a competitive effort for as long as possible, and avoid injuries. If we can walk away (the emphasis here being walk, not limp) with a small loss, that's a big win for us. On the other hand, a victory interstate at "the house of pain" (more like the house of coke-sniffing toolbags) will be a huge boost for a young team. Regardless of the outcome, this week is win-win.

It made you think about Melbourne... that's a win for us. Free advertising is gold!

Things could be worse, we could be going into a final at Subiaco, against the tallest human being on the planet, with no second ruck option except one N.Smith

I raise you Nick Smith vs. Gigantasorous (aka Sandilands) in a FINAL! Those were the days And for those suggesting that Stef will [censored] himself at the prospect of playing on Cox, I don't think he will. He doesn't strike me as the type to run away from a contest, and to be honest I think he'll do well on Cox around the ground because he can beat him for pace and match him in athleticism (not that he'll play on him, that will be PJ's role... oh dear!). The only ones [censored] themselves will be all of us Melbourne supporters, because the ruck is a highly specialised position and unless you train for it, you can do some serious physical damage to yourself (and give away a lot of free kicks in the process).

Ideally PJ should take every centre bounce, and Stef can help him out around the ground. It scares me to think that Stef will be facing off against Cox, who is a hell of a lot more experienced and physically strong. All it takes is one poorly-timed jump and.... :angry: